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US 11,647,697 B2Granted
Rear mount bale spreader
OwnerBruce Goddardinventor
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Abstract
A three-point bale spreader attachable to a tractor includes an arm capable of lifting a bale into a processing chamber. A pair of rotors with a plurality of flail knives is rotated to shred the bale. A conveyor feeds the bale into the rotating rotors, while a door can be opened to varying degrees to allow the shredded material to exit the bale spreader.
Claims21
A bale spreader for shredding a bale, the bale spreader comprising:
- a processing chamber defined by a front, a back opposite the front, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a floor;
- mounting members on the front;
- an arm configured to pivot towards the second side;
- at least one rotor between the front and the back;
- a motor operatively connected to the arm to pivot the arm from the first side towards the second side;
- and
- a conveyor on the floor, the conveyor configured to convey the bale toward the at least one rotor, wherein the at least one rotor has a plurality of knives configured to shred the bale to produce shredded material and the second side has an opening through which the shredded material is discharged.
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A bale spreader for shredding a bale, the bale spreader comprising:
- a first side, a floor, a front, a back, and a second side opposite of the first side;
- an arm having pivot points on the front and the back so the arm can pivot from the first side towards the second side;
- a conveyor on the floor, the conveyor configured to move the bale from the first side toward the second side, said second side associated with a plurality of rotors;
- a sprocket and chain mechanism configured to actuate the conveyor;
- a linkage member on the front, the linkage member configured to connect to a power take-off and power the sprocket and chain mechanism;
- the plurality of rotors each having a plurality of knives;
- the plurality of rotors spanning from the front to the back and near a discharge opening on the second side;
- wherein the plurality of knives are rotated and shred the bale into shredded material and the shredded material is discharged out of the opening on the second side.
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A bale spreader for shredding a bale, said bale spreader comprising:
- a processing chamber having a front, a back opposite the front, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a floor and a conveyor on the floor, the conveyor configured to move a bale from the first side to the second side;
- an arm having a pivot axis parallel with a direction of travel of the bale spreader;
- the arm is movable from a first position to a second position;
- the arm is configured to slide under the bale in the second position;
- the arm configured to be raised to the first position thereby depositing the bale on the conveyor;
- the conveyor is configured to move the bale toward a plurality of rotors, said plurality of rotors near the second side;
- the rotors having a plurality of knives;
- the rotors rotatable in a first direction;
- wherein the plurality of knives are rotated with the rotors and shred the bale into shredded material;
- said conveyor conveying the shredded material out an opening at the second side;
- the rotors and the conveyor of the bale spreader configured to be powered by a power take-off of a tractor, wherein the power take-off couples to a linkage member arranged on the front of the bale spreader.
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A bale spreader for shredding a bale, the bale spreader comprising:
- a first side, a front, a back, and a second side opposite of the first side;
- an arm configured to pivot from the first side towards the second side;
- a conveyor configured to move the bale from the first side toward the second side, said second side associated with a plurality of rotors;
- the plurality of rotors each having a plurality of knives;
- the plurality of rotors spanning from the front to the back and near a discharge opening on the second side;
- wherein the plurality of knives are rotated and shred the bale into shredded material and the shredded material is discharged out of the opening on the second side;
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- mounting members on the front, the mounting members configured to attach to a three point hitch of a tractor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.